Today in ELA 1/31

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

~Compare/Contrast East and West Ends in Maniac.

Activities:

AM

Compare/Contrast: (Plan and Write a Contrast Paragraph for the East and West Ends of  Two Mills)

Journal Questions
1)Anaylyze the meaning of the statement:  "Dreams pursued memories, courted and danced and coupled with them and they became one, and the gaunt, beseeching phantoms that called to him had the rag-wrapped feet of Washington's regulars and the faces of his mother and father and Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan and the Beales and Earl Grayson.  In that bedeviled army there would be no more recruits.  No one else would orphan him."
2)How does Maniac get Russell and Piper to go with him?

PM

Compare/Contrast: (Plan and Write a Contrast Paragraph for the East and West Ends of  Two Mills)

Journal Questions
1)Anaylyze the meaning of the statement:  "Dreams pursued memories, courted and danced and coupled with them and they became one, and the gaunt, beseeching phantoms that called to him had the rag-wrapped feet of Washington's regulars and the faces of his mother and father and Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan and the Beales and Earl Grayson.  In that bedeviled army there would be no more recruits.  No one else would orphan him."
2)How does Maniac get Russell and Piper to go with him?

 

Homework:

~Spelling: ABC Order
~Read Maniac Chapters 35-36. 
~Experiment

Today in ELA 1/29

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

~Compare/Contrast East and West Ends in Maniac.

Activities:

AM

Literature Circles
Compare/Contrast: (Plan and Write a Contrast Paragraph for the East and West Ends of  Two Mills)

Journal Questions
1)Why do Maniac and Grayson do so much decorating for Christmas?
2)What does Grayson want to "say" to Maniac by giving the boy his old glove?
PM

Literature Circles
Compare/Contrast: (Plan and Write a Contrast Paragraph for the East and West Ends of  Two Mills)

Journal Questions
1)Why do Maniac and Grayson do so much decorating for Christmas?
2)What does Grayson want to "say" to Maniac by giving the boy his old glove?

 

Homework:

~Spelling: 1st and 2nd 5 Sentences
~Read Maniac Chapters 33-34. 
~Experiment

Today in ELA 1/28

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

~Compare/Contrast East and West Ends in Maniac.

Activities:

AM

Journal Questions
1)Why is The Little Engine That Could a good book for Grayson to read first?

2)At the end of Chapter 28, what does "I'm okay... I'm okay-and he knew that was the truth of it" mean?  What is this "truth"?
3)Why does Maniac paint a number on the outside of the Band Shell Room?  How does that relate to him looking at the Beales' address at the end of Chapter 12?
PM

Journal Questions
1)Why is The Little Engine That Could a good book for Grayson to read first?

2)At the end of Chapter 28, what does "I'm okay... I'm okay-and he knew that was the truth of it" mean?  What is this "truth"?
3)Why does Maniac paint a number on the outside of the Band Shell Room?  How does that relate to him looking at the Beales' address at the end of Chapter 12?

 

Homework:

~Spelling: Rewrite 3Xs Each
~Read Maniac Chapters 30-32.  Do Lit Role

Today in ELA 1/25

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

~Compare/Contrast East and West Ends in Maniac.

Activities:

AM

Compare/Contrast: (Plan and Write a Contrast Paragraph for the East and West Ends of  Two Mills)

Haiku

Zeps
Journal Questions
1)If you had to teach someone how to read, how would you go about it?  What books would you start with?
PM

Compare/Contrast: (Plan and Write a Contrast Paragraph for the East and West Ends of  Two Mills)

Haiku

Zeps
Journal Questions
1)If you had to teach someone how to read, how would you go about it?  What books would you start with?
 

Homework:

~Read Maniac Chapters 27-29

Today in ELA 1/24

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

~Compare/Contrast East and West Ends in Maniac.

Activities:

AM

Compare/Contrast: (Plan and Write a Contrast Paragraph for the East and West Ends of  Two Mills)

Haiku

Journal Questions
1)After Grayson gives Maniac the soup and the zep, what else does the boy want to eat?
2)Why doesn't Maniac want to go to school?
3)What  did Grayson ask Maniac about the people on the East Side.  Why was he shocked by the information Maniac shared?

PM

Haiku

Journal Questions
1)After Grayson gives Maniac the soup and the zep, what else does the boy want to eat?
2)Why doesn't Maniac want to go to school?
3)What  did Grayson ask Maniac about the people on the East Side.  Why was he shocked by the information Maniac shared? 

 

Homework:

~Read Chapters 25-26

Today in ELA 1/23

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast East and West Ends in Maniac.

Activities:
AM
Onomatopoeia

Journal Questions
1)What idea does Amanda have for making everyone like Maniac?
2)What does Maniac do for ten minutes before trying to untie the knot?
3)Why does Maniac feel he has to leave the Beale family?
4)Why does Maniac leave town by walking down the center of Hector Street?
PM

Onomatopoeia
Journal Questions
1)What idea does Amanda have for making everyone like Maniac?
2)What does Maniac do for ten minutes before trying to untie the knot?
3)Why does Maniac feel he has to leave the Beale family?
4)Why does Maniac leave town by walking down the center of Hector Street? 

Homework:
~Read Chapters 22-24. 
Create a Cobble's Knot of your own.

Today in ELA 1/22

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
Morning Meeting
CNN Student News

Spelling PreTest
Discuss Prejudice Prompt
Journal Questions
1)When the old man asks, "What happens when we go over there?" (pg. 61), what do you think he means? Make an assumption.
2)Who wrote (F)ISHBELLY GO HOME on the wall of the Beale’s house?
3)What did Amanda say that hurt maniac’s feeling so badly? Why do you think he felt so hurt?
PM

Spelling PreTest
Discuss Prejudice Prompt
Journal Questions
1)When the old man asks, "What happens when we go over there?" (pg. 61), what do you think he means? Make an assumption. 2)Who wrote (F)ISHBELLY GO HOME on the wall of the Beale’s house?
3)What did Amanda say that hurt maniac’s feeling so badly? Why do you think he felt so hurt?


Homework:
~Read Chapters 19-21. 

Today in ELA 1/18

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
Spelling Test
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Write Compare Paragraph)
Maniac Vocab Page 2
Create Candy Bar wrapper (Include written description)
Journal Questions
1)Why does Mr. Beale take Maniac back to the Beale house?
2)What does Maniac do before falling asleep at the Beale house? Why?
3)What is the only way Hester and Lester agree to take a bath?
4)What is Maniac allergic to? Why is everyone so surprised about this?
PM
Spelling Test
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Write Compare Paragraph)
Maniac Vocab Page 2
Journal Questions
1)Why does Mr. Beale take Maniac back to the Beale house?
2)What does Maniac do before falling asleep at the Beale house? Why?
3)What is the only way Hester and Lester agree to take a bath?
4)What is Maniac allergic to? Why is everyone so surprised about this?

Homework:
~Read Chapters 17 & 18.  Prejudice writing prompt.

Today in ELA 1/17

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Write Compare Paragraph)
Maniac Vocab Page 2
Create Candy Bar wrapper (Include written description)
Journal Questions
1)Why does Mr. Beale take Maniac back to the Beale house?
2)What does Maniac do before falling asleep at the Beale house? Why?
3)What is the only way Hester and Lester agree to take a bath?
4)What is Maniac allergic to? Why is everyone so surprised about this?
PM
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Write Compare Paragraph)
Maniac Vocab Page 2
Journal Questions
1)Why does Mr. Beale take Maniac back to the Beale house?
2)What does Maniac do before falling asleep at the Beale house? Why?
3)What is the only way Hester and Lester agree to take a bath?
4)What is Maniac allergic to? Why is everyone so surprised about this?

Homework:
~Spelling: ABC Order
~Read Chapters 14, 15 & 16. Complete Literature Circle Role

Today in ELA 1/16

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
Literature Circle Groups
Create a Candy Bar
Journal Questions
1)Why do the Cobras stop chasing Maniac?
2)Why does Maniac have trouble with Mars Bar and the word "bad"?
3)What does Maniac feel like doing after the lady "saved" him from Mars Bar?
4)Why does Amanda blame Mars Bar and not Maniac for tearing her book?
PM
Literature Circle Groups
Create a Candy Bar
Journal Questions
1)Why do the Cobras stop chasing Maniac?
2)Why does Maniac have trouble with Mars Bar and the word "bad"?
3)What does Maniac feel like doing after the lady "saved" him from Mars Bar?
4)Why does Amanda blame Mars Bar and not Maniac for tearing her book?

Homework:
~Read Chapters 12 & 13. (No Literature Circle Role)

Today in ELA 1/15

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
Literature Circle Groups
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Chart)
Journal Questions
1)Why was John McNab so angry at Maniac?
2)How did Maniac get his name?
PM
Literature Circle Groups
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Chart)
Journal Questions
1)Why was John McNab so angry at Maniac?
2)How did Maniac get his name?

Homework:
~Read Chapters 9, 10 & 11. Complete Literature Circle Role

Today in ELA 1/14

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
Literature Circle Groups
Journal Questions
1)What are the "Finsterwallies"? What causes them?
2)What was so interesting, or out of the ordinary, about dinner at the Pickwells'?
PM
Literature Circle Groups
Journal Questions
1)What are the "Finsterwallies"? What causes them?
2)What was so interesting, or out of the ordinary, about dinner at the Pickwells'?

Homework:
~Read Chapters 7 & 8. Complete Literature Circle Role

Today in ELA 1/11

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
To Be Verbs
Literature Circle Groups
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Circle Map)
Journal Questions
1)Why do people think that Maniac stopped to stay in Two Mills?
2)How did Amanda know that Maniac wasn't from the East End?
PM
Literature Circle Groups
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times (Circle Map)
Journal Questions
1)Why do people think that Maniac stopped to stay in Two Mills?
2)How did Amanda know that Maniac wasn't from the East End? 

Homework:
~Read Chapters 4, 5 & 6. Complete Literature Circle Role
(No Fluency Friday)

Today in ELA 1/10

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 
~Compare/Contrast life in Egypt with life in Modern Times.

Activities:
AM
To Be Verbs
Literature Circle Groups
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times
Journal Questions
1)What happened to Maniac's parents?
2)What is strange about Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan?
PM
Literature Circle Groups
Compare/Contrast: Life in Egypt and Life in Modern Times
Journal Questions
1)What happened to Maniac's parents?
2)What is strange about Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan?
  Homework:
~Spelling: ABC Order (Test Tomorrow) 
~Read Chapters 2 & 3. Complete Literature Circle Role

Today in ELA 1/9

Learning Goals:
~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.  

Activities:
AM
Create Maniac Folders
Handout books
Journal: Why might young boys or girls be forced to live on their own without anyone taking care of them?
Read "Before the Story"- Answer Questions
PM
Handout books
Journal: Why might young boys or girls be forced to live on their own without anyone taking care of them?
Read "Before the Story"- Answer Questions

Homework:
~Spelling: 2nd 5 Sentences
~Read Chapter 1. Complete Literature Circle Role

Today in ELA 1/8

Learning Goals:
~Investigate themes and author's purpose for Maniac Magee.  

Activities:
AM
Verbs
Maniac: Circle Maps (Themes) Carousel Walk
Create Maniac Folders
Handout books
PM
Maniac: Circle Maps (Themes) Carousel Walk
Create Maniac Folders
Handout books
Homework:
~Spelling: 1st 5 Sentences
~Define Maniac Vocab (legend, lunging, trestle, trolley, scraggly & accurate)

Today in ELA 1/7

Learning Goals:
~Investigate themes and author's purpose for Maniac Magee.
~Present book report mobile.  

Activities:
AM
Spelling PreTest 
Maniac Activities-Discuss Experiment, Sneetches
Create Maniac Journals
PM
Spelling PreTest
Maniac Activities- Discuss Experiment, Sneetches
Create Maniac Journals

Homework:
~Spelling: Rewrite

Today in ELA 1/4

Learning Goals:
~Investigate themes and author's purpose for Maniac Magee.
~Present book report mobile.  

Activities:
AM
Spelling Test 
Presentations
Maniac Activities- Jerry Spinelli Interview &Dancing In the Street
Experiment, Sneetches & Circle Map
PM
Spelling Test
Presentations
Maniac Activities- Experiment, Sneetches & Circle Map

Homework:
~Fluency Friday

Today in ELA 1/3

Learning Goals:
~Apply strategies to become an active reader.
~Present book report mobile.  

Activities:
AM
Check Spelling
Presentations
PM
Check Spelling
Presentations

Homework:
~Spelling: ABC Order (Test Tomorrow)

Today in ELA 1/2

Learning Goals:
~Apply strategies to become an active reader.
~Present book report mobile.  

Activities:
AM
Spelling PreTest
Presentations
PM
Spelling PreTest
Presentations

Homework:
~Spelling: Rewrite 2Xs each